After so many films from New York's Italian diaspora had glamourised the mob, here was a bitter-sweet picture postcard from Sicily that had nothing to do with the Cosa Nostra (or very little: one ...

Cinema is life. That idea has always been the heart of Cinema Paradiso (1988). But now, the film that was originally released in Italy nearly 15 years ago as Nuovo Cinema Paradiso is … well, nuovo, ...

The mark of a truly classic film is that its themes and subject matter are timeless, relatable to each successive generation even if the direct circumstances have passed. Cinema Paradiso falls ...

The 58-year-old Italian filmmaker was in Los Angeles to screen a digitally-restored version of the beloved film and attend the opening of an exhibition about it By Scott Feinberg 1989: it’s not only a ...

A boy who grew up in a native Sicilian Village returns home as a famous director after receiving news about the death of an old friend. Told in a flashback, Salvatore reminiscences about his childhood ...

Slab Cinema is showing Cinema Paradiso at Weston Urban Park. Credit: Lions Gate Films Bring your comfiest chairs and blankets for a socially-distanced movie night in downtown San Antonio at the Weston ...

As they ambled out of "About Schmidt" recently, Louis and Kathy Cirotta were struck by how the movie starring Jack Nicholson and Kathy Bates had been gloomier than they’d expected. But the new theater ...